ARCA celebrates 50 years at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—ARCA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday.

The field includes drivers of all ages, from 20-year-old Kyle Larson to 78-year-old James Hylton. Larson is one of 20 first-time drivers at Daytona.

John Wes Townley took the pole and Milka Duno is second. Eight-time Daytona ARCA winner Bobby Gerhart is third in the 40-car field.

Darrell Wallace Jr. is part of the whopping Daytona rookie class. Wallace will run a full season in the Trucks Series in the No. 54 Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports and is set to become the fourth black driver to run a full-time schedule in the NASCAR series.